THE COST of medical services is up for discussion at a meeting of the Commerce Ministry’s Central Committee on Prices of Goods and Services on January 9 as it considers applying price controls. Meanwhile, the cost of medical supplies will be discussed by stakeholders, who will make a future proposal to the central committee.

The Commerce Ministry had previously put medicines on the price control list but failed at the time to include medical supplies.

Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said the proposal for controlling prices resulted from a joint meeting this week involving officials from his ministry and the Public Health Ministry as well as representatives from private hospitals, Foundation for Consumers and insurance companies.